Jobling v Associated Dairies Ltd [1982] AC 794

Basic Facts: X was injured at work due to D's negligence, reducing his earning capacity. Later, X developed an unrelated condition that further reduced his earning capacity. 

Issue: Should D be liable for the secondary, unrelated condition? 

Held: D was  liable only for negligence loss of earnings in the intervening period between the back injury and Cā€™s development myelopathy.

  • Lord Edmund Davies: The subsequent condition was unrelated to D's negligence, so D is only liable for the initial injury, not the later condition. 

  • Lord Bridge of Harwich: Supported the idea that D should not be liable for subsequent unrelated conditions that exacerbate the injury. 

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